How to Make Your CD-ROM Drive Accessible in Safe Mode

ID: Q194846


The information in this article applies to:
  • Microsoft Windows 98
  • Microsoft Windows 95


SUMMARY

This article describes how to make your CD-ROM drive accessible in Safe Mode. This may be useful if you are having problems installing Windows from CD-ROM, or if you are trying to determine if CD-ROM problems also occur in Safe Mode.


MORE INFORMATION

To make your CD-ROM drive accessible in Safe Mode, use the following steps:

NOTE: For this procedure to work correctly, real mode CD-ROM drivers must be installed. If you are unable to obtain and install the original real mode drivers for your CD-ROM drive, see the following article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:

ARTICLE-ID: Q190303
TITLE : How to Use Real-Mode CD-ROM Drivers from Windows 98 Startup Disk


  1. Restart your computer to a command prompt. To do so, use the appropriate method:

    • Windows 95
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      Restart your computer, and when you see the "Starting Windows 95" message, press F8, and then choose Command Prompt Only from the Startup menu.


    • Windows 98
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      Restart your computer, press and hold CTRL, and then choose Command Prompt Only from the Startup menu.




  2. At the command prompt, type "win /d:m" (without quotation marks), and then press ENTER.


Additional query words: 98

Keywords : kbtool kbui win95 win98
Version : WINDOWS:95
Platform : WINDOWS
Issue type : kbhowto


Last Reviewed: January 30, 1999
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